"Health & Medical News"

The government of British Columbia, Canada is distributing free crack-pipe mouthpieces in an attempt to prevent transmission of hepatitis C among drug users who pass around the pipes, The Province reported Jan. 3.

“People who smoke crack often burn their lips and have sores on their lips, and that sore can have blood in it,” explained Perry Kendall, chief medical health officer for the province. “A well-run [mouthpiece] program offers a lot of promise to reduce blood-borne diseases and to introduce people to health care and addiction treatment services as well.”

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NASCAR driver Aaron Fike reached an agreement with a Warren County (Ohio) judge to deliver anti-drug messages to youths in exchange for avoiding jail time in his arrest for heroin possession last summer, Associated Press Sports reported Nov. 27.

NASCAR driver Aaron Fike and his fiancee Cassandra Davidson was arrested in an amusement park parking lot in Cincinnati. After four months of rehabilitation, Fike presented a proposal to the judge to avoid jail time by going to schools and racetracks to deliver an anti-drug message.

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An ever-growing number of drinking games aimed at college-age drinkers are hitting the marketplace, and more entrepreneurs are looking to cash in, ABC News reported Sept. 21.

Paper cups and ping-pong balls have been replaced with a variety of high-tech drinking games on college campuses and elsewhere. Examples include specialized dice, games involving roulette wheels, and drinking games based on the cartoon “Family Guy.” The latter orders players to drink when characters on the show take certain actions.

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